The Academic Library: Its Context, Its Purpose, and Its Operation

by John M. Budd

Book Overview

Intended as a text in courses on academic libraries and librarianship, this book provides a fresh look at the environment of colleges and universities that can benefit practicing academic librarians. In an astute examination of the content and function of academic libraries, the author includes a detailed analysis of the workings of higher education as they affect libraries and information services. Rather than focusing on management issues, Budd...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1563084570
• ISBN13: 9781563084577
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 6.5" x 1.3"

Customer Reviews

well worth reading for all LIS students.

I am reading this book for a class, and am highly impressed.It is an excellent guide to any LIS student interested in academic librarianship. Budd is very aware of key issues & challenges facing the field today and argues forcefully for the mission and purpose of academic libraries in Higher Education.This book is MUCH superior to Stueart & Moran's book onLibrary & Information Agency management; Budd's discussions of library management take a more critical, skeptical stance towardsbusiness jargon & buzzwords, and embraces library values that are often markedly different from corporate values--a refreshing view in a field where so-called "Information Science" gets all the fame & attention while traditional Library Science gets marginalized.